Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces

Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces

by Carrie Stuart Parks
Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces

Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces

by Carrie Stuart Parks

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Overview

Draw amazingly accurate portraits starting today!

Even if you're an absolute beginner, you can render strikingly realistic faces and self-portraits! Instructor and FBI-trained artist Carrie Stuart Parks makes it simple with foolproof step-by-step instructions that are fun and easy to follow. You'll quickly begin to:

 • Master proportions and map facial features accurately
 • Study shapes within a composition and draw them realistically
 • Use value, light and shading to add life and depth to any portrait
 • Render tricky details, including eyes, noses, mouths and hair


Proven, hands-on exercises and before-and-after examples from Parks' students ensure instant success! It's all the guidance and inspiration you need to draw realistic faces with precision, confidence and style!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781581802160
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/15/2003
Pages: 144
Sales rank: 118,457
Product dimensions: 8.54(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Carrie Stuart Parks is an award-winning artist and is acknowledged as one of the top forensic art instructors in the nation for her innovative training. An author and illustrator of five North Light books, Carrie has also created drawing and painting videos for adults and children. For more about Carrie and her artwork, visit her online at StuartParks.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction8
1Looking the Part: Materials and Supplies12
Pencils and Erasers
Other Tools
2The Problem18
Why is Drawing so Hard?
Natural Artists
3Site28
Site Tool: Measuring
Site Tools: Flattening and Optical Indexing
4Shape42
Train Your Mind
Shape Tool: Isolate
Shape Tools: Simplify and Relate
Shape Tool: Measure
Shape Tool: Invert
Shape Tools: Rename and Incline
Shape Tool: Negative
Shape Tool: Question
Shape Tool: Compare
Shape Tool: Flatten
5Shade58
Understanding Shade Tools
Shade Tool: Values/Lines
Shade Tools: Isolate, Squint and Compare
Shade Tool: Question
Shade Tool: Seek
Accuracy-Checking Techniques
6Drawing Eyes76
Eyes as Shapes
Centering
Relate
Eyelid Creases
Shading and Filling the Eye
Eyebrows and Eyelashes
7Drawing Noses94
The Nose as a Shape
Nose Site
Wing Site
Basic Wing Shape
Nostril Basics
Nostril Shapes
Nose Tricks
8Drawing Lips and Teeth106
Parts of the Mouth
Shading the Mouth
Dealing with Teeth
9Drawing the Head116
The Structure of the Head
Head Shapes
Cheeks
Chins
Necks
The Female Face
Child vs. Adult Head Shapes
Drawing Ears
10Drawing Hair132
Creating Different Types of Hair
Different Hairstyles
Conclusion141
Index142
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